Columns Tab

The Columns tab contains the following options, which you can use to configure the columns on the Steps pane:

• Column List —List of columns on the Steps pane.
  • Add —Adds a new column and assigns it a unique default name.
  • Remove —Deletes the currently selected column.
  • Up —Moves the currently selected column up one position.
  • Down —Moves the currently selected column down one position.
• Column Properties —These options apply to the currently selected column in the column list.
  • Caption —The caption of the currently selected column.

    If the caption is a resource string tag in the string section the application uses to localize the control , the localized string replaces the caption at run time. Refer to the SequenceView.Localize method and the ApplicationMgr.LocalizeAllControls method for more information about localizing captions.

    Note The TestStand Sequence Editor localizes the captions on the Steps pane using the TSUI_STEPLIST_CONFIGURATIONS string section.
  • Type —The type of the column. The available column types are Name, Index, Description, Execution Flow, Status, and Expression.
  • Width —The horizontal size of the column in pixels.
  • Autosize —When you enable this option, the width of the column adjusts to fill the control when the size of the control changes. This option is enabled only when you select the Make Columns Always Fit option on the Appearance tab of the Configuration Properties dialog box.
  • Visible —When you disable this option, the column becomes invisible.
  • Expression —Defines an expression TestStand evaluates for each step at run time. TestStand places the result of the expression you define in the column.
    Note This property has no effect unless the column type is set to Expression.
  • Text Color Expression —An expression that returns a numeric color value . The column evaluates the expression at run time to determine the column text color. If the expression returns -1 , the column uses the default color specified in the Step Names option on the Fonts and Colors tab.
  • Background Color Expression —An expression that returns a numeric color value . The column evaluates the expression at run time to determine the column background color. If the expression returns -1 , the column uses the default color specified in the Background option on the Fonts and Colors tab.

See Also

ApplicationMgr.LocalizeAllControls

Color

Configuration Properties dialog box

SequenceView.Localize